candi syrup

[Hoochin'Fool]

I've got a bag of d-90 and a d-180 candi syrup, that I thought I was going to use to take a stab at a belgian dark strong ale, but after trying a well-regarded commercial beer (St Bernardus abt 12), realized wasn't really the sort of thing I was hoping to make. And now that I think back on past tastings of other belgian ales, I was never actually that big of a fan of how fruity and funky many of them tend to be.

So anyways, I need suggestions on what to do with these candi syrups! All I'm coming up with is to basically hide them in an imperial stout. Candisyrup.com has some recipes, including one for a russian imperial, but it's using a whole pound of special B, and I noped out when I saw that.

 

[DBhomebrew]

I'd just use it in place of invert in a British imperial stout. Yeah, no Special B.

 

[huckdavidson]

If sours are out then maybe a (sweet, oatmeal, regular, etc...) stout... doesn't have to be Imperial.

British beers use invert sugars so perhaps a hybrid bitter or brown.

Doesn't have to comply to style guidelines just use your best judgement on what you believe will go best with it.

Even a simple beer like 8 - 9 lbs pilsner, 1 lb Candi Syrup, .6 - .7 bu:gu ratio, will suffice (5 gal).

 

[IslandLizard]

It's dark sugar syrup, delicious in coffee or hot chocolate, on pancakes, or in baking cookies, darker cakes, and such.

 

[DuncB]

Perhaps an English Mild?

 

[Hoochin'Fool]

I'd just use it in place of invert in a British imperial stout. Yeah, no Special B.

Thanks, I'm thinking this recipe Let's Brew Wednesday - 1914 Courage Imperial Stout sounds pretty good, just need to buy some brown malt. Would this be okay? SWAEN BROWN SUPREME MALT 1 LB (only brown malt I could pick up locally)

 

[DBhomebrew]

Thanks, I'm thinking this recipe Let's Brew Wednesday - 1914 Courage Imperial Stout sounds pretty good, just need to buy some brown malt. Would this be okay? SWAEN BROWN SUPREME MALT 1 LB (only brown malt I could pick up locally)

I've got a 2 1/2 year old batch of that. Good stuff.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/1914-courage-imperial-stout-which-one.693027/

 

[Hoochin'Fool]

I've got a 2 1/2 year old batch of that. Good stuff.

That is some amazing self-restraint!

 

[DBhomebrew]

That is some amazing self-restraint!

It's all about the pipeline, my friend. That, and I've kept a number of very big beers long enough to know it's worth it.